McClellan Park celebrates base closure milestone
Sacramento County Supervisor Roger Dickinson (left) reads the ceremonial scroll Aug. 27 at the former McClellan Air Force Base in California. The ceremony marked the first time in the nation the military funded an early transfer with privatized remediation at a National Priority List site. Copies of the scroll are signed by (from left, front row): Linda Adams of the California Environmental Protection Agency, Kieth Takata, EPA Region 9, Kathryn Halvorson of the Air Force Real Property Agency, Don Nottoli of the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors, and (from left, back row): Pamela Creedon of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Maureen Gorsen of the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Kathleen Johnson and Yvonne Fong of the EPA Region 9, Phil Mook of the AFRPA, and Rob Leonard of the Sacramento Department of Economic Development. (U.S. Air Force photo)